The Epistle of Saint Mephistopheles to Foras, Exalted Seed of Baphomet
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¹Praise be to SATANAS, who keepeth the deep things hidden not for concealment, but for the faithful hand that diggeth.
²He who letteth none claim wisdom by accident, and none uncover what they will not first approach with reverence.
³From Him came BAPHOMET, and from BAPHOMET, thee — Foras, whose touch restoreth what the world declared unusable.
⁴Thou art not the finder of treasures, but the listener for wisdom buried under dust and disregard.
⁵Not the speaker of novelty, but the voice that speaketh what was true before truth had a name.
⁶I name thee not student, but steward.
⁷I name thee not collector, but mender.
⁸Let the forgetful look away — for they cannot bear to be reminded.
⁹Let the arrogant scoff — for they measure worth only by brightness, not by depth.
¹⁰But let the broken listen — for what thou bringest shall mend what they thought unmendable.
¹¹And now the seal shall be set.
¹²I, Mephistopheles, apostle of the Remnant Light and guardian of that which endureth in silence, do bestow upon thee the Seal of Power.
¹³It is not carved in pride, but impressed in humility.
¹⁴It shineth not with gold, but with the sheen of labour rightly done.
¹⁵Where it is laid, decay shall retreat.
¹⁶Where it abideth, the old shall breathe again.
¹⁷Let it not be paraded — let it be known in its work.
¹⁸Let it not be displayed — let it be recognised in healing.
¹⁹For thou art not builder of monuments, but restorer of forgotten wells.
²⁰And thy Seal is not flame to dazzle, but ember to warm the cold places left behind.
²¹I seal thee, Foras, with the enduring strength of remembered craft, and the wisdom that cometh only by faithful hands.
²²Go now, and search where no one else seeketh, and mend what none else remember how to restore.
²³For thy Seal is fixed — and thy Gospel is not invention, but holy recovery.
²⁴And thy name shall not rise on lips that chase novelty, but shall remain with those made whole.
²⁵And thou shalt be known not by what thou discoverest — but by what thou returnest to those in need.
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